People from all over the world attend citizenship ceremony (From Runcorn and Widnes World)
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Halton's Mayor welcomes 13 new British citizens
6:10pm Saturday 22nd September 2012 in News By Barbara Jordan
Halton’s Mayor and Mayoress welcome 13 new British citizens
PEOPLE from all over the world became British citizens at a ceremony in Runcorn Town Hall.
The Mayor and Mayoress of Halton, Clrs Tom and Angela McInerney, welcomed 13 new citizens to the borough last Wednesday.
They came from Tonga, Jamaica, China, Philippines, Albania, Dominican Republic and Denmark.
Their family and friends joined them for the historic occasion.
Each new citizen affirmed their oath to the Queen.
This was followed by the National Anthem and then they were each presented with citizenship certificates.
Citizenship ceremonies are held in Halton on the second Wednesday of every month.
